Where does “pammaʼdilang” come from?

pammaʼdilang (Makasar) comes from Makasar ammaʼdiliʼ, from Makasar baʼdiliʼ, from Javanese bedil, from Tamil வெடில் — gunpowder.

pammaʼdilang (Makasar): to shoot something for someone applicative or benefactive form

Definitions

  1. to shoot something for someone applicative or benefactive form

Ancestry of “pammaʼdilang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarammaʼdiliʼto shoot with a gun
2Makasarbaʼdiliʼgun; rifle
3JavanesebedilJava arquebus
4Tamilவெடில்gunpowder
Every word from Tamil வெடில் →Every word from Javanese bedil →Every word from Makasar baʼdiliʼ →